> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://astralecosystem.gitbook.io/astralecosystemwhitepaper/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://astralecosystem.gitbook.io/astralecosystemwhitepaper/astral-ecosystem-2.0.md).

# ASTRAL ECOSYSTEM 2.0

Ecosystem

Astral Ecosystem consists of Astral Swap protocol, SHROOM Tokens, NFT Collection Series, AST NFT Marketplace, Astral Dao, AF Wallet.

Astral Swap is a fully decentralized, self-managed swap protocol that allows our investors to easily and securely interact with their tokens, all supported by outstanding risk analysis and smart contract management tools. Our Astral protocol is a non-custodial one, in which we create a new ecosystem of automated digital asset management that makes it available to users. Our main task is to utilize all DeFi technologies to integrate decentralized properties. We, at Astral Ecosystem look for to bring to the world a way to make the functionality, with the development of several assets for our investors.

With the emergence of Bitcoin, decentralized ledger technologies have become widely discussed by experts, not just limited to the field of cryptocurrency but several other fields such as banking. As Bitcoin became the first decentralized payment system, experts realised that the absence of a centralized control over the network could lead to more robust, fair, and transparent financial systems. However, as more and more people ventured into cryptocurrency based transactions, privacy and anonymity became the centerpiece. Our effort is to create a cryptocurrency that is supported by a wide range of blockchains and one that achieves privacy and liquidity.

Astral Ecosystem proposes a blockchain-based methodology for financializing infrastructure assets in order to maximize consensus efficiency and increase on-chain application utilization. Astral Ecosystem platform builds a financial channel to convert on-chain assets into liquid and marketable financial products. This whitepaper explores the financial impact of staked assets on application usage, comparing typical financial product issues with the implications of staking assets in the blockchain. Individuals can receive joint benefits from both staking incentives and the excess generated by involvement in on-chain applications via Astral Ecosystem financial channels. Node operators are able to offer derivatives for the sale of staking assets with a time limit. Astral Ecosystem for the first time. The issue of derivatives on underlying assets provides financialization and flexibility to the blockchain infrastructure.